I started a different post weeks ago that I may or may not finish. And other than texts, a thank you note and some Halloween cards, I've written nothing. I've written in my head (I talk about that here), but I wasn't motivated to put any words out there. I wanted to, and I still… Continue reading Writing for myself?
Tag: writing
Have you been doing any writing lately?
Have you ever felt like you had no more writing left in you? No more words? I would bet that all writers at some time or another felt that way. I definitely have. A week or so ago, my uncle asked me if I was doing any writing lately. I wanted to hesitate and weigh… Continue reading Have you been doing any writing lately?
All I can write
I was hoping I could mention the amazing writing I've been doing lately. Emotional poetry, journal entries, the beginnings of new stories. But it seems all I can write are letters and cards to my friends. However, I've been thinking a lot. There's so much going around in my mind, that I'm having a hard… Continue reading All I can write
This thing called life
It's true what people say--one day you're living your life and doing fine and the next...well the next day, the next moment, can be life changing. Let's talk about writing first. What are you working on now? Are you excited about it? Are you working on more than one project? I have two fiction manuscripts… Continue reading This thing called life
When characters talk to you
I've been writing fiction for many years, but when you're young and unguided, the stories don't amount to much. It's only when we can connect and understand our characters that their stories take form. It's when we listen to our characters and write what they're telling us. For a lot of people, this doesn't make… Continue reading When characters talk to you
Safety in Obscurity
***I wrote this post over a year ago but I never published it. I was hurt and angry about my first one-star rating. I'm sharing it now to see what you think and how you feel about the criticism and rejection all writers face.*** I got my first one-star rating today. The dreaded one star.… Continue reading Safety in Obscurity
I’m not Joan Wilder
Have I made a mistake with my writing? Should I have paid more attention to what readers want? Should I have followed a formula and used tropes? I'm not a genre-specific author. The one genre I loved when I was younger was romance. I read novels in other genres, but wanted to be a… Continue reading I’m not Joan Wilder
Writing Poetry with Maria
I was looking through old notebooks and journals, and I came across an old black spiral notebook filled with old writing stuff. There were ideas for children's stories (for a class I was taking), random journal entries and the best thing ever--poems I wrote with my old coworker Maria. 🙂 Why would I… Continue reading Writing Poetry with Maria
Remembering a beautiful soul
I started writing this article months ago. But the only part I didn't delete was the short piece I wrote during NaNoWriMo last year. I wrote a series of non-fiction/memoir pieces covering a wide range of memories and events from my life. I always come back to the goodbye essays, the ones where I remember… Continue reading Remembering a beautiful soul
Old Journals, New Inspiration
I think we can all agree it's been a strange and difficult year. For a highly sensitive person and INFJ like me, there were times when I wondered if I'd get through it. And it's not over yet. But I think that what I once considered my flaws are now my strengths. It surprises me… Continue reading Old Journals, New Inspiration
The Second Chance Writer 